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February 27, 2024
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Claire Potter
The Suburbs Made the War on Drugs in Their Own Image
Matthew Lassiter’s history plays out in ranch houses, high school parking lots, and courtrooms from Shaker Heights to Westchester to Orange County.
September 20, 2022
Zachary Siegel
Police Are Repeating the Drug War’s Dark History in the Fentanyl Era
Politicians and lawmakers are equating large-scale fentanyl seizures with progress in combating the drug’s epidemic, forgetting the lessons from the age of crack.
August 31, 2022
Natalie Shure
Gavin Newsom Is Willing to Let Californians Die to Appease Rich Elites
The California governor’s shock veto of a bill that would have created safe injection sites is a shameful play for major donors who would fuel a future presidential run, at the expense of his most vulnerable constituents.
December 21, 2021
Alex Shephard
Legalize It, Already!
Biden needs to ditch his old-fashioned ideas about marijuana and realize that legalization is a winning bipartisan issue—something he desperately needs in 2022.
December 17, 2021
Laura Weiss
There’s a Revolution Happening in Harm Reduction for Drug Users. Can Our Broken Health Care System Handle It?
In the face of unprecedented opioid overdose deaths, the people most at risk can’t reliably access care—including life-saving treatments like methadone and buprenorphine.
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